Shoe-cleaner.



Witnesses Inventor N. DUPUIS. Y

SHOE CLEANER.

APPLICATION nun JULY so, 1912.

1,044,762, 7' Patented Nov. 19, 1912 Attorneys 1 TED T srArns -enrnnrOFFICE.

NOEL DUPUIS, 0F ABERDEEN, WASHINGTON.

SHOE-CLEANER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NOEL Dorms, a citizen of the United States, residingat Aberdeen, in the county of Chehalis and State of Washington, haveinventedcertain new and useful Improvements in- Shoe-Cleaners, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to shoe cleaners, such as are adapted to supplantthe customary door mat. 0

The 'presentinvention aims to prov1de an improved shoe cleaner whichwill serveto effectively clean mud, dust, dirt and the like from thesole and sides of a shoe in a convenient and eflicient manner.

It is alsothe object of the present invention to provide a shoe cleanerof simple, compact and inexpensive construction, and to generallyimprove devices of this character.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope ofwhat is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

The invention has'been illustrated inits preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters have beenemployed to denote corresponding parts, and wherein Figure 1 is a planview of the shoe cleaner. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken approximately on the line3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a rack and its springwhich are employed in carrying outthe present invention. Fig. 5 1s arack.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the present shoe cleanerembodies a rectangular frame 6 of convenient size,'which is preferablyconstructedof sheet metal, although the same may be constructed of anysuitable material. The frame 6 is provided with a lower. opening 7 inone end thereof and is provided with inner flanges 8 at the lower edgesof its sides and ends.

A rectangular pan or drawer 9 is adapted to enter the opening 7 andslide on the flanges 8 to'form the bottom for the frame Specification ofLetters Patent. Application filed July 30, 1912. Serial N0. 712,323-

perspective view of the guide for the PatentedNov.19,1912.

mounted a spur gear 13 which meshes with a vertical treadle rack 14.This rack 14 is car. ried by the correspondin side of the frame, bymeans of a plate 15 which is bent to form an angle 16, one flange ofwhich is secured to thesaid side of the frame and the other flange ofwhich is bent to form a guide 17 in which the rack is mounted. A portionof the guide 17 is cut away as designated by the numeral 18 in order toreceive the spur gear, so that the spur gear and rack may intermesh witheach other, and the" guide 17 is also provided with a downwardly openingslot 19 0pp0site the cut-away portion 18.

A wire spring 20 has one end thereof secured to one end of the frame,the free end 21 thereof being bent backward and being secured to therack 14 so as to work in the slot 19, the end 22 which is secured to theend of the frame being bent angularly or being upturned to lieagainst-the end of the frame and having an eye 23 engaged by a bolt 24passing through the end of the frame. The spring 20 has an upwardtension, so that normally, the rack 14 will be forced upwardly. Theguide 17 and the spring 20, as well as the rack 14 are arranged abovethe drawer 9, so as not to hinder the withdrawal of the drawer or theinsertion thereof within the frame.

A brush 25 is arranged transversely in each end of the frame and has itsends slidably engaging the corresponding .pair of tracks 10, thebristles of the brushes projecting toward the brush cylinder 12 and thebacks being arran 1d outwardly. A pair of stems 26 project om each'ofthe backs of the brushes 25 adjacent their ends and pass slidablythrough the corresponding end of the frame. Coiled wire compressionsprings 27 are arranged on the stems 26 and in being compressiblydisposed .between the brushes and the ends of the frame, tend to yieldingly press the brushes against the shoe,

brush cylinder 12, the bristles of the brushes tending to enter the brstles of the cyl1nder 12.

'The bristles of the brushes and the brush cylinder are constructed ofcomparatively stifi material, so as to eifectively remove mud, dust,dirt and the like from the shoe and also for purpose of wear.

In use, the frame is preferably secured to the floor of a orch, step orthe like outside of the thresho d, or in any convenient position. Aperson may then clean his shoes, one at a time, by placing the heel ofone shoe on the treadle rack 14 and then placing the sole of the shoeupon the brush cylinder 12 and between the brushes 25, the brushes 25yielding to receive the shoe. Then by depressing the rack 14, the brushcylinder 12 is given a rotary movement, such as will remove all mud,dust, dirt and the like from the sole of the shoe, and when the shoe isremoved, the spring 20 will return therack 14 to normal position, for anew operation. The sides of the shoe are cleaned by the brushes 25, aswill be'apparent, the pressed against brushes 25 being yieldingly thebrush cylinder 12 and removing all dust, dirt and the like, from thesole and sides of the shoe.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the drawings, theadvantages of the present shoe cleaner will be apparent, and it will beapparent that the objects aimed at have been attained in a satisfactorymanner,

the present shoe cleaner providing a desirable one for the purposes forwhich it is designed. I

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is z- V 1.'Ashoe cleaner embodying a frame, a shaft journaled therein, a brushcylinder on the shaft for cleaning the sole of a shoe,a pair of brushesmounted in the frame and yieldingly pressed against the sides of thebrush cylinder for cleaning the sides of a cylinder and operativelyconnected to the saidehflft for actuating same.

slot being provided in the guide,

and a treadle at one end of the brush I 2. A shoe cleaner embodying arectangular frame having innr tracks along its sides, a transverse shaftjournaled throu h the sides of the frame intermediate its en s,

a brush cylinder on the shaft, transversebrushes slidably mounted on thesaid tracks at the sides of the said brush cylinder, a pair of stemsprojecting from the back of each brush and passing throu h thecorfesponding' end of the frame, coiled wire compression sprin s on thesaidstems to yieldingly .prem the rushes against the sides of the brushcylinder, and a treadle carried byone side of the frame and operativelyconnected to the said shaft foractuating same.

3. A shoev cleaner embodying a frame, a shaft journaled therethrough, abrush cylinder on the shaft, a pair ofbrushes mounted in the frame andyieldingly pressed against the sides of the brush cylinder, a spur gearon the shaft, a guide secured to one side of the frame, and a springpressed treadle' rack mounted in the guide and meshing with thesaidgear.

4. A shoe cleaner embodying a rectanlar frame, a transverse shaftjournaled through its sides, a brush cylinder on the shaft, a pair ofbrushes mounted in the frame and yieldingly pressed against the sides ofthe brush cylinder, a spur gear on the shaft adjacent one end, an angleiron plate having one'flange secured to the side of the frame adjacentthe spur gear and having its free flange bent into a guide, a portion ofthe guide being cut away to receive the spur gear, and a downwardlyopening a treadle rack mounted in the guide and meshing with the saidspur gear, and a spring secured to the frame and having its free endsecured to the rack and working in the said slot. In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NOEL .DUPUIS.

Witnessesz.

F. W. LooMIs, SADIE SHAPTON.

